{"id":82245,"date":"2023-05-21T04:00:57","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T08:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=82245"},"modified":"2023-05-20T22:25:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-21T02:25:12","slug":"the-fall-of-monte-cassino-ww2-week-247-may-20-1944","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/05\/21\/the-fall-of-monte-cassino-ww2-week-247-may-20-1944\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fall of Monte Cassino &#8211; WW2 &#8211; Week 247 &#8211; May 20, 1944"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r4O7xG9B1pM\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 20 May 2023<\/p>\n<p>In Italy, the Allies finally overcome Monte Cassino and break through the Gustav Line; in Burma Merrill&#8217;s Marauders surprise the Japanese and take Myitkyina Airfield; in China, it&#8217;s the Japanese who are playing offense, as Operation Ichi Go and the siege of Luoyang continue. 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in Burma Merrill&#8217;s Marauders surprise the Japanese and take Myitkyina Airfield; in China, it&#8217;s the Japanese who are playing offense, as Operation Ichi Go and the siege of Luoyang continue. 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